Played Out: DJ Olivia’s Space-Traveling Electro Alien Jams
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# Played Out: DJ Olivia’s Space-Traveling Electro Alien Jams
**TIME**: Whenever
**PLACE**: NTS Radio in London
This sequence comes from a mix I recorded during my stay in London,
where I was a guest on [Chloe Frieda's NTS show Alien Jams][1]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"} after playing Corsica Studios. Whenever
I play, the context is very important to me, whether it's an open-air
space, a small club or a bigger one. I check out everyone who plays the
night and consider my slot carefully. It's very important to create the
best atmosphere for the audience. In this case, it was in the context of
radio. People might be listening to the mix on Sunday; they might play
it on Saturday during a house party warm up. That's why it was so
important to create a cohesive narrative. The show's name inspired me to
pick up the vibe and to create the illusion of an immersive space
travel. The first genre that comes to mind when I think of cosmos is
electro and its analog sound of synthesizers.
**1. The Hacker, "Propagande v2" (Stilleben 2017)**
I love how brilliantly electro blends with Italo on this track. It has
a great, sparse sound that makes it perfect to open sets with. It makes
me instantly think of space travel. I usually play The Hacker's track a
bit slower. Honestly, I do it all the time with many tracks. It makes
them more trance-inducing and sound much deeper.
*The next track, Morphology's "Urania's Mirror", blends in perfectly,
filling the blanks with snare drum and the melody.*
**2. Morphology, "Urania's Mirror" (Zyntax Motorcity 2010)**
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eZn0coXKTE][2]
I play 95 percent of my tracks with
vinyl. I'm old school, and I prefer to slowly mix one track into
another. That's what happened here.
I cut off the low frequency
completely to slowly turn up the highs and mids on next track,
"Highfield Daze", while also taking down "Urania's Mirror"'s highs. I
wanted this to transition to be smooth with a delicate fade-out that
accentuated the next track's melody and sucked the listener in.
**3. Highfield Casuals, "Highfield Daze" (Craigie Knowes 2016)**
[Highfield Casuals - Highfield Daze][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
The next mix wasn't as perfect as I
would have liked. I wanted to mix in Shinra's "Pinwheel" because I feel
that the atmosphere really fits. But both tracks have very distinct
melodies.
*I was trying hard not to clash the
melodies, and that's why the claps aren't perfect and are a bit too loud
in the mix. These might be nuances, but I can hear their
importance.*
**4. Shinra, "Pinwheel" (Analogical Force 2017)**
[Shinra - Pinwheel][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
This is my favorite track recently, and I must admit that I play it all
the time. I can't get enough of it: it's the perfect combination of
electro and acid. The breakdown's synth reminds me of a sound from the
*X-Files* theme. I was addicted to the show when I was a teenager!
**5. OCP, "Nuke" (Fundamental 2010)**
[ocp nuke][5]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
The set got started for real after Shinra's track. "Nuke" has a vocal on
it, which pushed the mysterious atmosphere. Further in the mix I go for
more 303 sounds, synth melodies, house music, Detroit, and of course
more acid and electro, hoping that I achieved my goal and the overall
experience is addictive and the narrative has people hooked in.
*It's short, so I just quickly mix in Nubian Mindz's "Pulsing Heart",
pushing into more dynamic acid sounds.*
**Nubian Mindz, "Pulsing Heart" (Barba 2017)**
[SoundCloud Track (303124901)][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
*DJ Olivia will perform at [Unsound Festival][7]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} in Kraków, which runs next week from October 8-15,
2017.*
**Read more: [Inside Poland's trendiest gabber party, WIXAPOL][8]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"}**
[1]: https://www.nts.live/shows/alien-jams
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eZn0coXKTE
[3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsxBL46N97A
[4]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywr9BxrO4iM
[5]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezu8ZCgIACI
[6]: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/303124901
[7]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/already-excited-unsound-festivals-2017-lineup-far/
[8]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/wixapol-feature-2017/
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<p><strong>TIME</strong>: Whenever<br>
<strong>PLACE</strong>: NTS Radio in London</p><p>This sequence comes from a mix I recorded during my stay in London, where I was a guest on <a href="https://www.nts.live/shows/alien-jams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chloe Frieda’s NTS show Alien Jams</a> after playing Corsica Studios. Whenever I play, the context is very important to me, whether it’s an open-air space, a small club or a bigger one. I check out everyone who plays the night and consider my slot carefully. It’s very important to create the best atmosphere for the audience. In this case, it was in the context of radio. People might be listening to the mix on Sunday; they might play it on Saturday during a house party warm up. That’s why it was so important to create a cohesive narrative. The show’s name inspired me to pick up the vibe and to create the illusion of an immersive space travel. The first genre that comes to mind when I think of cosmos is electro and its analog sound of synthesizers.</p><p><strong>1. The Hacker, “Propagande v2” (Stilleben 2017)</strong><br>
I love how brilliantly electro blends with Italo on this track. It has a great, sparse sound that makes it perfect to open sets with. It makes me instantly think of space travel. I usually play The Hacker’s track a bit slower. Honestly, I do it all the time with many tracks. It makes them more trance-inducing and sound much deeper.</p><p><em>The next track, Morphology’s “Urania’s Mirror”, blends in perfectly, filling the blanks with snare drum and the melody.</em></p><p><strong>2. Morphology, “Urania’s Mirror” (Zyntax Motorcity 2010)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eZn0coXKTE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eZn0coXKTE</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I play 95 percent of my tracks with vinyl. I’m old school, and I prefer to slowly mix one track into another. That’s what happened here. </span></p><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">I cut off the low frequency completely to slowly turn up the highs and mids on next track, “Highfield Daze”, while also taking down “Urania’s Mirror”’s highs. I wanted this to transition to be smooth with a delicate fade-out that accentuated the next track’s melody and sucked the listener in. </span></i></p><p><b>3. Highfield Casuals, “Highfield Daze” (Craigie Knowes 2016)</b></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsxBL46N97A" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Highfield Casuals - Highfield Daze</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The next mix wasn’t as perfect as I would have liked. I wanted to mix in Shinra’s “Pinwheel” because I feel that the atmosphere really fits. But both tracks have very distinct melodies. </span></p><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was trying hard not to clash the melodies, and that’s why the claps aren’t perfect and are a bit too loud in the mix. These might be nuances, but I can hear their importance.</span></i></p><p><b>4. Shinra, “Pinwheel” (Analogical Force 2017)</b></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywr9BxrO4iM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shinra - Pinwheel</a></p><p>This is my favorite track recently, and I must admit that I play it all the time. I can’t get enough of it: it’s the perfect combination of electro and acid. The breakdown’s synth reminds me of a sound from the <em>X-Files</em> theme. I was addicted to the show when I was a teenager!</p><p><b>5. OCP, “Nuke” (Fundamental 2010)</b></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezu8ZCgIACI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ocp nuke</a></p><p>The set got started for real after Shinra’s track. “Nuke” has a vocal on it, which pushed the mysterious atmosphere. Further in the mix I go for more 303 sounds, synth melodies, house music, Detroit, and of course more acid and electro, hoping that I achieved my goal and the overall experience is addictive and the narrative has people hooked in.</p><p><em>It’s short, so I just quickly mix in Nubian Mindz’s “Pulsing Heart”, pushing into more dynamic acid sounds.</em></p><p><b>Nubian Mindz, “Pulsing Heart” (Barba 2017)</b></p><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/303124901" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track (303124901)</a></p><p><em>DJ Olivia will perform at <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/already-excited-unsound-festivals-2017-lineup-far/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unsound Festival</a> in Kraków, which runs next week from October 8-15, 2017.</em></p><p><strong>Read more: <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/wixapol-feature-2017/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inside Poland’s trendiest gabber party, WIXAPOL</a></strong></p>
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# Played Out: DJ Olivia’s Space-Traveling Electro Alien Jams **TIME**: Whenever **PLACE**: NTS Radio in London This sequence comes from a mix I recorded during my stay in London, where I was a guest on [Chloe Frieda's NTS show Alien Jams][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} after playing Co...
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Honestly, I do it all the time with many tracks. It makes them more trance-inducing and sound much deeper. *The next track, Morphology's "Urania's Mirror", blends in perfectly, filling the blanks with snare drum and the melody.* **2. Morphology, "Urania's Mirror" (Zyntax Motorcity 2010)** [http...
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These might be nuances, but I can hear their importance.* **4. Shinra, "Pinwheel" (Analogical Force 2017)** [Shinra - Pinwheel][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} . This is my favorite track recently, and I must admit that I play it all the time. I can't get enough of it: it's the...
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Further in the mix I go for more 303 sounds, synth melodies, house music, Detroit, and of course more acid and electro, hoping that I achieved my goal and the overall experience is addictive and the narrative has people hooked in. *It's short, so I just quickly mix in Nubian Mindz's "Pulsing Hear...